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Maximilian Larter
I am a plant ecophysiologist and an evolutionary biologist, mainly interested is how plants water transport functions and evolves within changing environments.
Research Experience
Post-doctoral Fellow
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Leiden, The Netherlands
Current - 2019
- Herb hydraulics, positive root pressure and drought resistance in Brassicaceae
- Supervisor Frederic Lens
Post-doctoral Fellow
Smith labUniversity of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
2019 - 2017
- Evolution of the anthocyanin pathway in Iochrominae
- Supervisor Stacey Smith [link to Smith lab homepage]
PhD student
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
2016 - 2012
- Evolution of cavitation resistance in conifers
- Supervisors Sylvain Delzon and Jean-Christophe Domec
Research assistant - 6 months
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
2012
- Evolutionary patterns of cavitation resistance in conifers
- Supervisor Sylvain Delzon
Masters thesis - 6 months
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
2011
- Convergent evolution of drought tolerance in conifers
- Supervisor Sylvain Delzon
Masters thesis - 2 months
Imperial College London
Silwood Park, Ascot, UK
2010
- Population genetics of the olive (Olea europaea) complex
- Supervisor Guillaume Besnard
Education
PhD in evolutionary, functional and community ecology
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
2016 - 2012
- Evolution of cavitation resistance in conifers
- Supervisors Sylvain Delzon and Jean-Christophe Domec
Master’s degree
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
2011 - 2010
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Functioning and Modelling
Bachelor’s degree
University of Orléans
Orléans, France
2008 - 2005
- Organismal Biology
Publications
Multiple origins of insular woodiness on the Canary Islands are consistent with palaeoclimatic aridification, bioRxiv
AH van Huysduynen, S Janssens, V Merckx, R Vos, L Valente, A Zizka, M Larter et al.
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Repeated evolution of a morphological novelty: a phylogenetic analysis of the inflated fruiting calyx in the Physalideae tribe (Solanaceae), American Journal of Botany
R Deanna, M Larter, GE Barboza, SD Smith
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Mexican conifers differ in their capacity to face climate change, Journal of Plant Hydraulics
C Sáenz-Romero, M Larter, N González-Muñoz, C Wehenkel et al.
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The evolution of cavitation resistance in conifers PhD thesis
M Larter
Université de Bordeaux
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Intervessel pit membrane thickness best explains variation in embolism resistance amongst stems of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, Annals of Botany
A Thonglim, S Delzon, M Larter, O Karami, A Rahimi, R Offringa et al.
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2020
Developmental control of convergent floral pigmentation across evolutionary timescales, Developmental Dynamics
M Larter, A Dunbar-Wallis, AE Berardi, SD Smith
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2019
Convergent evolution at the pathway level: predictable regulatory changes during flower color transitions, Molecular Biology and Evolution
M Larter, A Dunbar-Wallis, AE Berardi, SD Smith
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2018
Aridity drove the evolution of extreme embolism resistance and the radiation of conifer genus Callitris, New Phytologist
M Larter, S Pfautsch, JC Domec, S Trueba, N Nagalingum, S Delzon
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2017
Host range expansion is density dependent, Oecologia
B Castagneyrol, H Jactel, EG Brockerhoff, N Perrette, M Larter, S Delzon et al
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2016
Extreme aridity pushes trees to their physical limits, Plant Physiology
M Larter, TJ Brodribb, S Pfautsch, R Burlett, H Cochard, S Delzon
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2015
A broad survey of hydraulic and mechanical safety in the xylem of conifers, Journal of Experimental Botany
PS Bouche, M Larter, JC Domec, R Burlett, P Gasson, S Jansen, S Delzon
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2014
Conferences & Presentations
Poster - « Genetic basis of convergent evolution of the anthocyanin pathway and floral pigmentation in Iochrominae »
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Tampa, Florida
2019
Talk - « Linking changes in gene expression to the macroevolution of flower color in Iochrominae (Solanaceae) »
Evolution Meeting
Portland, Oregon
2017
Talk - « Evolution of drought tolerance in conifers - Callitris in Australia »
LabEx Day (LabEx COTE)
Bordeaux (France)
2015
Talk - « The evolution of cavitation resistance in conifers and the case of world-record Callitris »
Xylem International Meeting
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2015
Talk - « The evolution of cavitation resistance in Conifers »
HIE Seminar Series - UWS
Richmond, NSW (Australia)
2014
Poster - « Global variation and evolution of drought tolerance in Conifers »
Journées de la Société Française de Systématique
Paris (France)
2012
Teaching Experience
Lecture (30 min) - Functional traits case study
MSc course Methods in Biodiversity Analysis
Leiden University
2020
Practical - plant physiology “lab day”
MSc course Plant Physiology
Université de Bordeaux
2012
Outreach, Press (by me)
Les conifères, une famille à évolution complexe, Jardins de France
M Larter, P Bouche
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Le Pinetum de Bedgebury: «la plus belle collection de conifères du monde», Jardins de France
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2013